Where is your money going?

The province says total compensation is up 2.3% over last year, which it attributes to a number of new executives starting last year and not earning their full salary. It says compensation is 2% down from its peak in 2013.

In total, the province is shelling out $68-million in executive compensation for the 2015-2016 year.

The lion’s share of that, $28-million, goes to management at crown corporations. College salaries come in second for a total of about $14-million, followed by the health sector at just under $13-million.

The smallest share went to public sector executives, at just $2.4-million.

B.C.’s highest paid sectors and employees

Not surprisingly, many of the top paid executives are working in crown corporations.

Topping the list is Thomas Bechard, Managing Director of Powerex, a subsidiary of BC Hydro.

His base salary was $359,000 but his total compensation package was $876,000.

That is down slightly from the year before, at $957,000.

Number 2 is former UBC President Arvind Gupta who received a total compensation package of $576,000.